Hillsboro recorder., 1887-09-22
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color and flavor to butter, while hay o.
ripened grass, while it makes harder but
ter, imparts less color and flavor, or non.
Animals at work during the day should
have a run at pasture at night. If there
isastream at not too great adistance, give
them, as well as the boys, bath after
work is over. -e,--4.--
Wherever farmer appreciates that his
team is one of the heaviest items in his
expenses, and must be kept at work every
day when work is possible, he has fair
chance of success.
No farmer need sit down and expect
some one to furnish him a ready made
system or plan of conducting mis- farm.
He must make it himself is the opinion OF
an acute agriculturist.
Feeding bran to horses prevents them
from becoming constipated on dry feed
and grain. Bran is a cheap and valuable
feed, especially when the horses are shed.
ing coats in the spring.
There is considerable ground in the
garden that for several months Of good
corn weather produces nothing but
weeds, whereas it could be made to af-
ford feed for many pound of thirty
five cent butter in supplementing the
pastures.
1t is said that if eggs are packed with
the small end downward, and in layers,
without touching each other, with plenty
OF wheat or corn as packing material,
they win keep for Matching purposes for
two months.
Sheep multiply fast and returns come
from them quickly. The owner of a
well managed flock has wool to sell in
the latter Iart Of spring, lambs in, mid
summe rand mutton ut other timesof year,
besides supplying his own table.
Eastern dairy. men have found it a
good plan to feed fresh skinned milk
and buttermilk together to cows. This
is considered a profitable way of utilizing
the skinned milk, only, to render it ef.
fective, the SKINNED milk must not be
too old.
Remember that the greatest enemy o
plant can have is another plant Of the
same kind growing by its side, as both
feed on the same material. Remove the
weaker plants and leave the stronger.
One good plant will yield more than two
plants under unfayorable conditions.
Turn the plants out Of their pots, re-
duce the balls of earth as much as posi-
BILE, so that all the worms can be picked
out by hand, and then re-pot in clean
pots, using fresh compost. To avoid
them do no plunge your plants during
the summer season; always plant them
out.
Shade is indinensable for the raising
Of young chic Where the mother
hens are allowed free range, one Of the
best shades can be formed by plant
ing few pumpkin seeds in hills here
and there. The plants will grow rapidly
and during the hot days both hen and
chickens will take advantage of the
shade given by the broad leaves.
Noplant has a greater abundance Of
roots than has Indian corn. Prof. Thur
man, Of the Alabama Experiment Station,
examined the roots Of a corn plant only
eight inches high from the surface Of the
soil, and radicals were found TO occupy
an area Of thirty-six square feet. A
number were found to penetrate the sub.
soil nine inches below the surface. Corn
is surface root and a surface-feeding
plant.
SCOT water is thus prepared: Tie up
one gallon Of SCOT in cloth bag, throw It
intoa nine-gallon cask Of hot water, work
the bag well in the water, which should
stand until clear, when il may be used,
after being diluted with clear water. No
hard and fast rule can be laid down rs to
tie strength at which il Is safe to use Il.
Each one must use his own Judgment,
according TO the class and state Of the
plant requiring il. One had better use
Il too weak than too strong.
Peach growers should engage expert
enced pickers; all should be watched, as
an oyer-ripe pea,h will spoil all in the
basket or crate. An experienced picker
knows by the touch or feel whether the
peach Is too hard to ripen by the time II
reaches the consumer, or 50 soft as to de-
cay on its way 10 market. Asserting
peaches pays; make them into three
qualities, firsts and seconds to go TO
market, and the third to be kept al home
for the pigs or to be dried. Pack hon.
estly. Select fine specimens Of fruit Of
all kinds TO exhibit at the county fairs,
scye-ely thinning to give these chance.
After many years Of experimenting, d
correspondent Of the Lire Stock journal
gives utterance TO the following conclu.
sions: !. Whole potatoes will produce a
crop week or ten daysearlier than those
which are divided. 2. SmaH potatoes
will produce as good, II not better, re-
suits than large ones. 3. The seed end
is the better one 70 plant, because Il
starts with more vigor and produces moro
and larger potatoes. 4. A large piece u
better on ordinary soil than small pieces
or eyes. .. Potatoes with sprouts long
enough 10 break off in planting are moi
20 good rs those with eyes advanced Just
enough to indicate yigor. 0. The form
cannot, as a rule, be changed By planting
in any particular form. z. Two distinct
varieties won't mix In the same hill. 3.
| The more We investigate the scab the lea
/ we know about II.
/ Among the many beautiful flower
grown from seed sown in carly spring,
none is more worthy Of admiration thar
the mimulus, or, as IL Is commonly